Cookies

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customers' needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes, the data is then removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies through your browser. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies, if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

The cookies we use

The following cookies are used on the A-Plant website:

Cookie Disclaimer cookies

A cookie we use to keep the Cookie Disclaimer hidden once you've accepted it.

Cookie

Description

Length

_CookieDisclaimer

Visitor identifier

Expires after 5 years

Session cookies

Temporary session cookies that are required for the basic functioning of our website, including login functions, form submission security and to tailor visual elements on a per-session basis.

Cookie

Description

Length

_cms_session

Session identifier

Destroyed when user quits the browser

user_credentials

Login identifier

Destroyed when user quits the browser

Google Analytics cookies

All other cookies - __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmv are cookies set by Google Analytics, and are therefore technically not considered to be integral to the normal operating of the website.

The use of these cookies by Google Analytics is shown below:

Cookie

Description

Length

__utma

Visitor identifier

Expires after 2 years

__utmb

Session identifier

Expires after 30 mins of activity

__utmc

Session identifier

Destroyed when user quits the browser

__utmz

Campaign values

Expires after 6 months

__utmv

Visitor segmentation

Expires after 2 years

Facebook Pixel

The Facebook Pixel is a tracking code that allows us to track and monitor the success of advertisements we use on Facebook and to improve the effectiveness of those advertisements by recording information such as the device you used to access our website and the actions you took on our website using cookies. We may also use Facebook Pixel to create retargeting advertisements and custom audiences for our advertisements on Facebook and on our website.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

The LinkedIn Insight Tag enables campaign reporting and insights about website visitors. The LinkedIn Insight Tag is used to track conversions, retarget website visitors, and unlock additional insights about members interacting with your ads.

Our website uses cookies to monitor traffic on our website and ensure that we can provide our customers with the best online experience possible. Please read our cookie policy to view more details on the cookies we use.